8:09 PM,
Jan. 5, 2013

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Besides centering the checking line, besides killing penalties and besides taking big faceoffs, Cole Bardreau had one other primary responsibility for Team USA at the World Junior Championship in Ufa, Russia.

Since he's never at a loss for words, it was Bardreau's duty to give the final pep talk before the Americans took the ice for every game.

The former star at Fairport High school would be inspirational and motivational, and when he was done with his speech, the players, in unison, would chant: "USA - unity, sacrifice, attitude." ...